Tuesday, February 18, 2020

FEBRUARY 18 = Pluto the Ninth Planet is Found , Then Kicked out of the Planets Club!.

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  Pluto, once believed to be the ninth planet, was discovered  on today's date, February 18 in 1930 by astronomer Clyde W. Tombaugh ...
Thursday, January 9, 2020

JANUARY 9 = 1861 "Star of the West" is Fired Upon

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The American Civil War begun in earnest in April of 1861 when shots were exchanged between Union batteries in Fort Sumter in Charleston ...
Tuesday, December 3, 2019

DECEMBER 3, "The Who" Concert Tragedy

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  On the evening of today's date - December 3, in 1979 at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum the press of concert-goers outside of...
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Thursday, October 24, 2019

OCTOBER 24 - Transcontinental Telegraph is Completed

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On today's date, October 24 in 1861, the last link in the Transconti -nental telegraph system was completed, and the United States f...
Thursday, October 17, 2019

OCTOBER 17 = Al Capone is Convicted of Tax Evasion

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On today's date, October 17 in 1931 Al Capone (left) was  convicted of Income Tax Evasion and sentenced to 11 years in Federal Pr...
Friday, October 4, 2019

OCTOBER 4 = The Soviets Launch "Sputnik"

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"Our movies and television programs in the fifties were full of the idea of going into space. What came as a surprise was that it...
Saturday, September 21, 2019

SEPTEMBER 21, 1897= "Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus!"

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Yes I know! With every year that passes the pause between the end of summer and Halloween gets smaller. And after Halloween never min...